Tennis racket, Fila. Signed by Björn Borg. Specially customized FILA prototype racket in wood, 1977/78.
Length 69.3 cm, weight 408 grams with strings, WS strings 8.5, Fairway grip. This lot comes with a certificate signed by Björn Borg.
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Provenance
Commissioned for Björn Borg.
Björn Borg.
The coach Lennart Bergelin.
Subsequently inherited by his son Niclas Bergelin.
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Fila was a highly reputable clothing brand in the sports industry during the 1970s. Björn Borg had his own design with the striped FILA clothes. Fila attempted to contract Björn with a racket from FILA in 1977 or 1978. They used Björn's competition rackets from Donnay as a model and then produced six entirely unique rackets under the FILA brand. They were strung with Babolat WS natural gut 8.5 and featured the long leather grip from Fairway, which was originally a golf wrap.
There is a certificate of authenticity briefly described and signed by Björn Borg. The shaft is also signed by Björn Borg.
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